The Russian government has renegotiated its contract with Aviastar for the production of the Il-76MD-90A cargo jet, Kommersant reports.
The newspaper said the new contract till run from 2021 to 2027 for 14 aircraft to be deliver at two per year.
The original contract was signed in 2012 for 39 aircraft. So far, only six have been delivered and seven more planes will be delivered under the old agreement.
The article said the plant was making a loss of $14.5 million per aircraft manufactured. The first contract was negotiated under specifications set by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, however, the planes were later required to be built under Ministry of Defense’s requirements.
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